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PRETTIGE PAPPA<br />
Ds Petrie Spies<br />
LET’S EAT<br />
OUTSIDE<br />
DADventure!<br />
SHOPPING, PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD<br />
JUNE 2019
GENUINE<br />
LEATHER<br />
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Cover image:<br />
Petrie Spies and kids<br />
Photographer:<br />
Willem Janse van Vuuren<br />
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Volume 37<br />
Issue 31<br />
June 2019<br />
OUT & ABOUT<br />
3 Diarise these events<br />
bookclub<br />
5 A scare fest to die for<br />
WISH LIST<br />
6 Get your hands on these<br />
SOCIAL<br />
9 Musiek soos Grond<br />
10 Heading north<br />
11 Bloemskou pret<br />
PEOPLE<br />
12 Pret met Petrie Spies<br />
14 Jimmy Powell - Pa duisend<br />
16 Laugh with Tumi Morake<br />
beauty<br />
18 Gift ideas for Dad<br />
health<br />
20 Ditch the diet<br />
food<br />
22 Set the stage<br />
26 Mmmmushrooms<br />
decor<br />
28 Man(cub) cave<br />
garden<br />
32 Something different<br />
travel<br />
44 Reis na Aussieland<br />
46 Photo safari<br />
spoil<br />
48 Win a NAKO watch<br />
22<br />
48
out & About<br />
Warm up June with these hot dates<br />
The New Beginnings Non-Profit<br />
1 Organisation is hosting a fundraising<br />
event worthy of your support! The<br />
event includes bikes and dogs…<br />
imagine the fun! There will be food and<br />
other exhibitors, a kiddies’ train and<br />
playpark. 8am till late, at Slightly Nutty<br />
Bloemfontein. For more information and<br />
competition details, contact Lee-Ann at<br />
062-347-3539.<br />
Dis weer tyd vir die gewilde Franse<br />
1 Mark by Villa Avianto (Speserylaan<br />
40). Toegang is R20 per persoon (R10 vir<br />
laerskoolkinders, en gratis vir kinders<br />
onder 6). Die Spice Walk vind om 8vm<br />
plaas. Vir meer besonderhede, kontak<br />
082-252-2406, of besoek www.villaavianto.co.za.<br />
1Die NG Universitas-Wes Gemeente<br />
hou hul Rooiwarm Wintermark ter<br />
fondsinsameling van die Rooikerk<br />
en Striata-aftreeoord. Dit begin om<br />
12nm en duur tot 7nm, en almal is<br />
welkom! Die mark is ‘n mengelmoes<br />
van ou Suid-Afrikaanse gunstelinge:<br />
kos met flair, handgemaakte produkte<br />
en hope vermaak vir die kinders.<br />
For all the glitz and glam the Free<br />
1 State has to offer on one stage, don’t<br />
1<br />
The makeup gurus in<br />
Bloemfontein, Ronel le Roux<br />
and Amy Olden, are hosting a<br />
Makeup Masterclass at studio<br />
Luxe Collective (Warm Karoo).<br />
in this two and a half day<br />
masterclass, which starts at 9am<br />
on saturday, Ronel and Amy will<br />
teach you not only the techniques<br />
of artistry but also the skills of<br />
running your own business,<br />
building a portfolio and dealing<br />
with clients.<br />
miss the Miss Free State (SA) and Miss<br />
Free State Teen crowning event at the<br />
Sand du Plessis Theatre from 6:30pm.<br />
Tickets cost R150 and are available at the<br />
Pacofs box office.<br />
1<br />
Cloud 9 performs “The Story of Rock<br />
& Roll” at the Aasvoëlklub from 8pm.<br />
Doors open at 6pm. You’ll enjoy classic<br />
rock songs from the ‘50s through to<br />
the ‘90s of well- known rock artists like<br />
Buddy Holly, Queen, Elvis Presley and<br />
much more. Tickets cost R100 and are<br />
available at Kiki Corner in Langenhoven<br />
Park or Toms Music.
9<br />
enjoy a Mother and daughter<br />
Painting Workshop at The<br />
studio, 9 Brill street, from 9am<br />
to 12pm. You’re supplied with a<br />
variety of wooden items to choose<br />
from. Your item can be painted,<br />
using diffent techniques. The<br />
experts will assist where needed.<br />
For bookings and info, contact<br />
060-803-7020.<br />
Jan Blohm tree om 8nm op by die<br />
5 Aasvoëlklub. Kaartjies kos R150<br />
en is beskikbaar by Kiki Corner of 59<br />
Plenty. Jy kan ook ‘n e-pos stuur aan<br />
vultureclubevents@gmail.com vir<br />
besprekings.<br />
Prosperity Enterprises is hosting a<br />
8 Property Investment Seminar at Anta<br />
Boga Boutique Hotel from 8am to 1m.<br />
This is your opportunity to learn more<br />
about their tried and tested model<br />
when investing in property. The seminar<br />
costs R849 for one person, or R1 395 per<br />
couple. For information and bookings,<br />
phone 010-285-0549.<br />
Summerwood Country Estate bied ‘n<br />
8 heerlike Damestee aan met die blinde<br />
atleet Louzanne Coetzee as gasspreker.<br />
Daar sal verskeie uitstallers en heerlike<br />
kos wees. Kom geniet die oggend saam<br />
met jou vriendinne. Koop kaartjies vir<br />
R150 elk by Mari (084-548-2675) of Zetta<br />
(051-522-5951).<br />
Hekelwoorde kuier saam in<br />
8 Bloemfontein by Koekela Huiskafee<br />
om 10vm. Kaartjies kos R120, en sluit<br />
in sjerrie, sop en broodjies. Slegs 30<br />
plekke is beskikbaar. Kaartjies is vooraf<br />
by Koekela te koop in Reidstraat 17. 051-<br />
430-1949.<br />
The Island is a theatre production<br />
27 directed by Jerry Mofokeng, which<br />
can be seen at the Scaena Theatre<br />
(UFS main campus) from 7:30. It’s a<br />
celebration of language and unity with<br />
the poetic dialogue in Sesotho, English<br />
and Afrikaans. A celebration of Identity,<br />
South Africans to the core and children<br />
of the blanket under the skin. The Island<br />
is a multi-racial ‘theatrical’ honour of<br />
the resilience of South African women<br />
of different races, religion and political<br />
persuasion who have gone past prison<br />
cells – real or imaginary. Tickets available<br />
at the door.<br />
Entries close on 30 June for the<br />
30 South African Ceramic & Sculpture<br />
Exhibition – Earth Water Wind Fire – an<br />
art exhibition for the Macah Foundation.<br />
All South Africans (above 18) are invited<br />
to participate in this art opportunity,<br />
held at Gallery on Leviseur. Artworks can<br />
be functional, artistic or a combination<br />
of both. Allowed mediums include clay,<br />
glass, wood, rein, sand/stone, metal,<br />
paper and more. For more details,<br />
contact 082-880-6774, or send an e-mail<br />
to curator@galleryonleviseur.co.za.
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Book club<br />
Get your adrenalin pumping!<br />
Two young girls on their gap year go missing<br />
in Thailand, their families frantic, desperate and<br />
thrust into the international spotlight. A journalist<br />
wants to be first with the story, but keeps thinking<br />
of her own travelling son whom she hasn’t seen<br />
for two years. We raced through Fiona Barton’s<br />
The Suspect ... it’s gripping and full of twists to<br />
keep you guessing. Couldn’t put it down! Penguin,<br />
R290 • One death might be an accident. Two look<br />
like murder. A detective investigating the shooting<br />
of a man by his pregnant wife recognises her as<br />
the same woman who, apparently accidentally,<br />
shot her father 16 years before. Now she must find<br />
out if the woman has twice been a victim, or if<br />
she’s about to, once again, get away with murder.<br />
Never Tell by Lisa Gardner is all twists, turns and a<br />
thrilling read. Penguin, R290<br />
The Taking of Annie Thorne by CJ Tudor<br />
(The Chalk Man) is not an enjoyable read.<br />
But it’s one you won’t be able to put down.<br />
It’s the dark tale of Joe Thorn, a troubled<br />
man who returns to his home town ... a<br />
town where once, years ago, his sister went<br />
missing for two days and then came back.<br />
But although no one could put their finger<br />
on it, something was just wrong with little<br />
Annie. A twist which will give you shivers at<br />
the end! Penguin, R290 • In Out of the Dark,<br />
Gregg Hurwitz has the incredible Orphan<br />
X, Evan Smoak, working out how to kill the<br />
president of the USA . This is the fourth<br />
Orphan X novel ... once again a fast, edgeof-your-seat,<br />
brilliant read. Penguin, R290 •<br />
Saints and Sinners is a rather macabre theme<br />
for a wedding ... even more so when a young<br />
woman is found murdered. With no means<br />
of identification, and with all guests denying<br />
knowing her, psychologist Alex Delaware<br />
and his sidekick, LAPD Lieutenant Milo<br />
Sturgis, have to question hundreds of guests<br />
to find out who the victim is, and why she<br />
was murdered. In Jonathan Kellerman’s The<br />
Wedding Guest, the reception’s over, and<br />
the hunt for a killer is on! Century, R270<br />
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Get your hands on these AsAP…<br />
Run wild, my child!<br />
Invest in a pair of fabulous footwear<br />
for your boy this winter. Keedo (in<br />
Northridge Mall) stocks the most<br />
amazing baby and toddlers clothing.<br />
Your stylish mini-me deserves only the<br />
best… the softest fabrics and the most<br />
durable footwear you’ll come across.<br />
This pair of Old Soles sneakers is R699.<br />
Cuteness overload<br />
Pandora recently launched the<br />
most beautiful Garden collection,<br />
which we are crazy about. The<br />
Pandora Garden is a place of<br />
self-expression, a new way to<br />
convey feelings and express<br />
your femininity through a<br />
series of beautiful styles<br />
and icons. This Bright Eyed<br />
Tortoise screams “wear<br />
me!” and will cost you R899.<br />
Available at HDL Jewellery<br />
in Mimosa Mall.<br />
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Win<br />
a wild card<br />
We’ve long been Lou Harvey fans, but have to admit<br />
the new leopard range is our favourite yet. We’re just<br />
wild about the overnight bag... smaller options in<br />
this new range include all the nifty bags we use for<br />
absolutely everything. details: www.louharvey.com.<br />
To win a trio of goodies from the Lou Harvey leopard<br />
collection, visit the Get it national Magazines Facebook<br />
page, follow the rules on the Wild about Lou Harvey<br />
post, and you’ll be in the draw. entries close June 25.
Kiss me, quick<br />
Imagine this: A bright,<br />
colour blocking outfit,<br />
trendy eyewear and<br />
bright lips to finish off the<br />
look. This is what we all<br />
need this winter. Get this<br />
Catrice Power Plumping<br />
Gel Lipstick for R79.95<br />
each at Dis-Chem stores.<br />
it’s a man thing<br />
Hop onto the Major John website (www.majorjohn.<br />
com) to browse through all their cool and quirky<br />
wooden bowties and leather gear. This apron<br />
is R550 and the bowtie is R360. Available in<br />
Bloemfontein from The Wedding Emporium.<br />
Looking good<br />
A new pair of specs is as much<br />
a fashion statement as it is a health necessity. If you<br />
visit Execuspecs for your prescription glasses, you’ll<br />
have a wide variety of beautiful frames to choose<br />
from. We’re loving this set of Unisex Baker glasses.<br />
Available for R1 499 (excl lenses) at Execuspecs in<br />
Mimosa Mall. www.execuspecs.co.za.<br />
something sweet<br />
Jill Nowers’ food philosophy<br />
is simple. The better quality<br />
her ingredients, the more<br />
scrumptious the end result.<br />
As the owner of Jack and<br />
Jill Food Co., she prides<br />
herself delivering the most<br />
delicious, freshly made<br />
meals and treats with her<br />
own signature spin. These<br />
cupcakes are some of her<br />
trademark artisan dishes.<br />
Buy them at her restaurant<br />
in Loch Logan Waterfront.<br />
Contact: 063-675-9502.<br />
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June 2019 Get It Bloemfontein 7
GARDEN FOR ALL SEASONS<br />
This treasure trove of biodiversity spans a valley between picturesque dolerite<br />
koppies which are capped with rugged rock outcrops.<br />
ENJOY a memorable outdoor self-guided Tree Route which<br />
introduces visitors to South Africa’s beautiful indigenous<br />
trees and two 2km of magnificent walking trails which feature<br />
beautiful representative diversity of the Free State’s flora and<br />
a wide range of bird species. The Garden is also home to an<br />
abundance of wildlife including bird species, reptiles and<br />
mammals.<br />
The Motshetshe Trail, named after the Sesotho word for the<br />
Kiepersol, or Cabbage tree, which is abundant on this trail<br />
features evidence of the early dwellers of Basotho people in<br />
the area, stones and pot fragments have been discovered.<br />
The Garden View Trail One can experience great, majestic<br />
• Lapa<br />
• Marquee area<br />
• Walking trails<br />
• Nursery<br />
Garden features<br />
views of the Garden. This trail is unique in its species diversity<br />
which includes a wide range of bird species and several<br />
fascinating plant species.<br />
EXPERIENCE the uniqueness of the Succulent Garden and the<br />
Garden of Hope.<br />
BE INTRIGUED by the fascinating Medicinal Garden, which<br />
houses replicas of Basotho and Boer dwellings, as well as a<br />
range of intriguing plants with medicinal properties.<br />
LEARN about the water-wise demonstration garden which<br />
illustrates the use of indigenous Free State plants to conserve<br />
water in domestic gardens.<br />
• Environmental education<br />
• Guided tours<br />
• Restaurant<br />
• The Braai area<br />
*Take note of our ‘Picnic in, Litter Out’ policy. *The garden serves as an important conservation area.<br />
General information<br />
Operating hours: 08:00–17:00<br />
Contact Information<br />
Physical address: Rayton Road, off Dan, Pienaar Drive, R702, Bloemfontein<br />
Tel: (051) 436 3530/3612<br />
E-mail:<br />
fsnbg@sanbi.org.za<br />
www.sanbi.org<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL DAYS:<br />
5 June - World Environment Day<br />
8 June - World Oceans Day
kari Benade, Salome Wessels en Leonore Prinsloo<br />
Hanlie Wessels en Annalise Goodyear<br />
Musiek soos Grond<br />
Dié splinternuwe musiekfees is vanjaar die eerste keer in die Rosestad<br />
gehou – by Villa Avianto. Musiekliefhebbers is bederf deur kunstenaars soos<br />
Joshua na die Reën, Len Muller, Kaleidoskoop en meer. Heerlike eetgoed,<br />
lekker wyn en vuurwarm sop en koffie het dié koel aand perfek afgerond.<br />
Moenie volgende jaar s’n misloop nie!<br />
Drikus van Driessel, Lorraine de Jongh, Nellie McIntyre en Arina Merry<br />
Nedine Esterhuizen en JP Ludeke<br />
Charolize de Lange, Saschke van der Merwe en Lme Muller
Anique Joubert, Leani Reynolds, Len Muller, Joshua na die Reën,<br />
Leon Gropp, Lizandra Winter and Jouba Joubert<br />
Louw Bruwer, Charl Gray, Sonette Boshoff, Leon Gray and Johan Visser<br />
Heading North!<br />
The official grand opening of Northridge Mall last month was a<br />
blast! So many prizes, so many laughs and so many special offers.<br />
Get It attended the festivities.<br />
Lana Potgieter and Leon Gray<br />
Pietro Windt and Leon Gray
Julie van der Vyver, Lisa van Braeckel, Marlies Tuttens en Anaïs<br />
Baut<br />
Ambrosius, Carmen, Kelsey<br />
en Keard Winnaar<br />
Elzette, Johan, Zander, Johan en Jolin Hayward<br />
Angelica Scheepers, Schutz Marias, Jurgens Scheepers,<br />
Bella Marias, Christo Botha en Bernie Botha<br />
For more<br />
social photos, go to<br />
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Bloemskou!<br />
Karla Heiriss en Rouxlé de Jager<br />
Die 2019 Bloemskou was weer ‘n hoogtepunt<br />
op vanjaar se sosiale kalender. Daar was talle<br />
nuwighede en ou gunstelinge te doen, sien,<br />
eet en geniet. Get It was daar.
PRETparadys<br />
ds. Petrie spies is die verpersoonliking van ‘n gesinsman, ‘n<br />
pret-pappa en ondersteuner vir sy vrou. Maar hy ruim ook<br />
tyd in vir die ernstige dinge in die lewe.<br />
Teks: Lani Fouché. Foto: Willem Janse van Vuuren<br />
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Ons sit en gesels op sagte<br />
banke in die Baptistekerk in<br />
Langenhovenpark, waar Petrie vir<br />
meer as ‘n dekade al leraar is. Mense<br />
ken hom as die “cool”, jong dominee – die<br />
een met wie jy oor enigiets kan praat, en<br />
die een wat vuur en vlam is oor die lewe,<br />
oor jongmense en oor die Here.<br />
“Bloemfontein is so ‘n wonderlike plek<br />
om te bly en om kinders groot te maak.<br />
Die feit dat ek al vir langer as tien jaar<br />
hier by die Baptistekerk werksaam is, is ‘n<br />
groot seëning en genade van Bo.” Maar<br />
wat min mense van Petrie weet, is dat hy<br />
aanvanklik ander planne vir sy loopbaan<br />
gehad het as dié van teologie.<br />
Petrie het sy skoolloopbaan in Jim<br />
Fouché voltooi, en daarna by Kovsies<br />
geswot om ‘n rekenmeester te word.<br />
Terwyl hy sy klerkskap gedoen het, was<br />
hy ‘n jeugleier by die Baptistekerk. “In<br />
hierdie tyd het ek by ‘n kruispad in my<br />
lewe gekom. Ek is gevra of ek voltyds by<br />
die kerk wil aansluit, en moes lank en hard<br />
dink oor hoe my toekoms lyk. Ook wat<br />
die Here van my vra.” In hierdie tyd het<br />
hy ook met sy hoërskoolliefde, Ermie (‘n<br />
dieetkundige), getrou. “Sy het my altyd<br />
ondersteun. Sy is ‘n vrou duisend.”<br />
Só het Petrie vaarwel geroep aan<br />
die wêreld van syfers, en sy studies in<br />
teologie begin. Hy het in 2008 amptelik<br />
by Baptistekerk begin werk. “Met hierdie<br />
loopbaanskuif het ek bonatuurlike vrede<br />
ervaar. Dit het net rég gevoel. Dis wat die<br />
Here vir my wou hê.”<br />
Petrie en Ermie se drie kindertjies is<br />
absoluut pragtig. Miené (9), Lian (7) en<br />
Lizbie (4) maak hul lewe vol. En Petrie<br />
is die verpersoonliking van ‘n prettige,<br />
betrokke pa. Sy werk is van so aard dat<br />
hy soggens en saans besig is met sy<br />
werksaamhede in die gemeente en by<br />
gemeentelede, en smiddae kan hy sy<br />
fokus op sy kinders rig. “Ons het onlangs<br />
‘n gewoonte ontwikkel om elke middag<br />
om 4 uur teetyd te hou by die huis. Ons<br />
sit en gesels met mekaar en deel kosbare<br />
oomblikke. Dis eintlik ons vervanging vir<br />
aandete aan tafel, omdat ek selde saans<br />
tuis is. Ons is heilig op ons tyd saam as<br />
gesin.”<br />
Petrie se benadering tot ouerskap is<br />
weldeurdag en op respek geskoei. “Seuns<br />
is anders as dogters. Ek en my seun sal op<br />
‘n ander manier ‘n verhouding bou as ek<br />
en die dogtertjies. Ons doen ander tipe<br />
dinge saam. Hy stel belang in sport, soos<br />
rugby en gimnastiek, en die buitelewe.<br />
Hy’s ‘n tipiese seuntjie. Maar hy het ook<br />
‘n sagte oomgee-hart en is baie empatiek.”<br />
Sy Miené-kind is hul perfeksionis en<br />
kultuurliefhebber. Sy hou ook van musiek<br />
en dans. “Sy is teruggetrokke, maar<br />
begin deesdae al hoe meer selfvertroue<br />
toon. Ons is bitter trots op haar. Sy is<br />
verantwoordelik en liefdevol.”<br />
En hulle kleinste, Lizbie, is ‘n skattige<br />
blondekop met ‘n glimlag wat jou hart<br />
laat smelt. “Sy is regtig ons sonkind – sy<br />
laat almal lag. Sy hou van grappies maak<br />
en konsert hou. ‘n Regte drama queen.”<br />
Soms is daar die wanvoorstelling dat<br />
sogenaamde pastoriekinders engeltjies<br />
is wat altyd die regte ding doen en sê.<br />
Petrie glimlag wyd. “Nee, jong, hulle is<br />
maar tipiese boetie en sussies! Hulle<br />
raak kwaad vir mekaar en hulle toets die<br />
grense. Gereeld. Maar ons sorg altyd dat<br />
ons konflik aanspreek, en elke kwade<br />
gevoel moet aan die lig kom en uit die<br />
weg geruim word. Ons probeer ons<br />
kinders leer hoe om ook self konflik op<br />
te los. Soms los ons hulle dat hulle die<br />
situasie self ontlont, en soms tree ons in.<br />
Elke situasie is eintlik ‘n geleentheid om ‘n<br />
les te leer of ‘n saadjie te plant.”<br />
Petrie is gereeld in ‘n posisie waar hy<br />
aan ander ouers moet raad en leiding gee.<br />
“Elke pa en ma ervaar ouerskap anders.<br />
Daar is soms kwessies wat oorvleuel,<br />
maar bekommernisse wat ook eie is aan<br />
elke huishouding. Soms het ouers nie<br />
spesifieke wenke nodig nie – eintlik net<br />
bemoediging. As die kinders klein is en<br />
dinge is chaos en moeilik in die huis, sê<br />
ek altyd, byt vas, dit word beter. Regtig.<br />
Besluit na watter raad jy wil luister. Die<br />
belangrikste van alles: Geniet jou kinders!<br />
God het hulle aan ons toevertrou om te<br />
versorg en groot te maak in Sy weë, maar<br />
ook om te geniet! Dis ‘n seën om kinders<br />
te kan hê. Koester elke oomblik.”<br />
Petrie se belangrikste lesse aan<br />
sy kinders:<br />
Jy moet agting hê vir mense. Groet<br />
mense. Sien hulle raak. Respekteer<br />
hulle.<br />
Al jou keuses het gevolge. Kies wys.<br />
Weet dat jy altyd met die gevolge<br />
moet kan saamleef.<br />
Soek elke dag na God in alles wat<br />
jy doen.<br />
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‘n Pa duisend<br />
Jimmy Powell se benadering tot ouerskap is – nes sy loopbaan in sport en geneeskunde –<br />
kompleks, uitdagend en ‘n duisend keer lonend.<br />
Teks: Lani Fouché. Foto’s: Desi McCarthy<br />
Jimmy Powell is bekend vir sy<br />
loopbaan in rugby as ‘n Cheetahspeler<br />
tussen 1998 en 2003, en ook<br />
sy huwelik met skoonheidskoningin<br />
en sakevrou, Anri Powell. Hy werk tans<br />
as ‘n fisioterapeut met ‘n praktyk in<br />
Mediclinic Bloemfontein.<br />
Sy grootwordjare in Bloemfontein<br />
en skoolloopbaan in onderskeidelik<br />
die Laerskool Fichardtpark en<br />
Hoërskool Sentraal, was aanduidend<br />
in sy vormingsjare. “As middelkind was<br />
dinge nie altyd maklik nie. My ouers<br />
was nie finansieel baie sterk nie, so<br />
ons kon nie altyd kry wat ons wou hê<br />
nie. Maar daar was altyd in ons basiese<br />
behoeftes voorsien! My pa was (en is<br />
steeds!) ‘n baie streng man. Dissipline<br />
was ononderhandelbaar. Ons het ook<br />
met harde werk en vasbyt grootgeword.<br />
Omdat ons byvoorbeeld ver van die skool<br />
af gebly het, het ons vroeg soggens op die<br />
bus geklim met skooltas en kleresak vir<br />
die dag gepak. Dan was daar nog ‘n hele<br />
ent se stap met daardie pakkasie voordat<br />
ons uiteindelik by die skool se hekke<br />
ingestap het. Die Hoërskool Sentraal en<br />
Eie Haard koshuis het groot rolle gespeel<br />
in ons vorming as jong seuns.”<br />
In 2004 is hy met Anri getroud.<br />
Ook sy huwelik het nie sonder ‘n paar<br />
spoedhobbels gekom nie. “Ek moes leer<br />
dat ‘n verhouding oor ‘ons’ gaan en nie oor<br />
‘my’ nie. Tyd en prioriteit is noodsaaklik.<br />
Omdat ons dit nie alles mooi verstaan<br />
het nie, het ons huwelik ook laagtepunte<br />
bereik. In 2009 het ons die kruispad<br />
teëgekom wat soms in baie huwelike<br />
gebeur. Weer eens genade… en goeie<br />
keuses het ons op ‘n plek gebring waar<br />
ons huwelik vandag is. ‘n Plek waarvan ons<br />
albei nog net gedroom het om te wees.<br />
Ons stel mekaar se behoeftes eerste… die<br />
‘eie ek’ is dood.”<br />
Na twee jaar van getroude lewe maak<br />
die mooiste klein pop haar verskyning.<br />
Caylyn is in 2006 gebore en Jimmy word<br />
pa! “Sy het my voete geheel en al onder<br />
my uitgeslaan. Hierdie kleinding met<br />
die groot, groen ogies het goed geweet<br />
hoe om die leeu én die lammetjie in my<br />
wakker te maak. Sy wek emosies van<br />
sagtheid en liefde, die behoefte om te wil<br />
beskerm, die voorsiener te wil wees, in my<br />
binneste.” Skielik het Jimmy soos ‘n held<br />
gevoel: breëbors en baie dapper om die<br />
wêreld te kan aanvat.<br />
“Maar terselfdertyd heeltemal uit my<br />
diepte uit! En nét toe ek dink ek begin<br />
dinge onder beheer kry, arriveer my seun,<br />
Jaedan, in 2008.” Gedoop Willam James,<br />
soos die name wat Jimmy van sy oupa<br />
gekry het. Hy is vol lewenslus en ondeund<br />
– soos nét ‘n seuntjie kan wees. Jimmy<br />
sien homself in sy seun. “Dit vat my soms<br />
ver terug na my kinderdae en herinner my<br />
aan hoe kosbaar tyd en die lewe is.”<br />
Terwyl Caylyn sag en gereserveerd<br />
voorkom, weet sy presies wat sy in die<br />
lewe wil hê, vertel Jimmy. “Haar mooiste<br />
karaktereienskap is haar begeerte om<br />
mense wat minder as sy het, of mense<br />
in nood, te wil help. Sy is baie lief vir<br />
soetgoed en sal ‘n hele blok Bubbly<br />
Mint-sjokolade by haarself opeet. Sy raak<br />
baie stil wanneer sy haar vererg. Maar sy<br />
is emosioneel volwasse genoeg om die<br />
saak reg te stel met die nodige gesprek<br />
wanneer sy afgekoel het.”<br />
Jaedan se sterkste karaktereienskap<br />
is sy leierskap. Jimmy vertel dat sy seun<br />
gebore is om te lei en die rigting te wys.<br />
“Daarom sy bynaam Maximus Decimus<br />
Meridius uit die fliek Gladiator. Baie maats<br />
noem hom ook Max. Hy is doelgerig en<br />
doen altyd sy bes in alles wat hy aanpak.<br />
Wanneer hy kwaad word, sal hy dit<br />
duidelik vir jou wys.”<br />
Verreweg die grootste uitdaging van<br />
pa-wees is vir Jimmy om sy emosies só te<br />
bestuur dat hy nie wonde in sy kinders<br />
se lewens veroorsaak nie. “Ek wil soms<br />
net eenkant wees en met my emosies<br />
wroeg. Ek wil uitbars in woede of net stil<br />
wees vir ‘n paar ure todat ek beter voel.<br />
Maar vier skerp klein ogies is gedurig<br />
op my as hul leier gerig om te sien hoe<br />
ek situasies hanteer.” As Jimmy kyk na<br />
sy kinders en vrou en die potensiaal<br />
wat in hulle opgesluit is, besef, dan dink<br />
hy opnuut aan die belangrikheid wat<br />
daaraan gekoppel is om hulle reg te lei<br />
sodat elkeen eendag sy en haar volle<br />
skeppingsdoel kan bereik. “Soms is hierdie<br />
gedagte vir my oorweldigend,” sê Jimmy.<br />
In hul vrye tyd probeer Jimmy en Anri<br />
soveel moontlik buitelug-aktiwiteite met<br />
hul kinders doen. “Uit die aard van my<br />
sportagtergrond, asook dié van Anri, speel<br />
ons graag saam tennis en netbal, asook<br />
hokkie en met tye, ook bietjie rugby. Ons<br />
kuier graag op die plaas in die Noord-<br />
Kaap by my neef waar ons gereeld ook<br />
jag. Ons is baie lief vir die buitelewe en<br />
ons besoek graag ook nuwe plekke waar<br />
ons min mense ken en waar ons tyd saam<br />
kan deurbring as gesin, maar ook as man<br />
en vrou, met bergfietsry, lang ente stap,<br />
boogskiet, swem in die see, ens.”<br />
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Oor dissipline en genade<br />
“Die reëls word vooraf baie duidelik met almal<br />
gekommunikeer, sodat almal die verskil ken tussen<br />
reg en verkeerd. Grense word dus duidelik gestel<br />
en die gevolge word ook duidelik gestel. Toe hulle<br />
jonger was, is die strawwe neergeskryf en in ‘n<br />
straf-sakkie gegooi. Dan het elkeen sy straf uit die<br />
sakkie getrek wanneer hy/sy oortree het. Tussen al<br />
die strawwe het ons altyd ook een papiertjie gehad<br />
waarop “Genade” geskryf is. Indien hulle dan hierdie<br />
een trek, kon ons hulle leer hoe genade werk.”<br />
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On<br />
TUMI’S<br />
TiMe<br />
Tumi Morake is witty, wise and<br />
hilarious. As a Bloemfontein born<br />
and bred gal, we’re extremely<br />
proud to call her our own. We<br />
asked her a few hard-hitting<br />
questions. she’s one tough cookie.<br />
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Give us a glimpse of your childhood<br />
years in the Free State.<br />
I spent my time in Bloemfontein and<br />
Thaba Nchu. I went to Tlotlanang Primary<br />
School. I grew up with my grandmother<br />
and my cousins. Good times, with a large<br />
blended family.<br />
You’ve been into acting, dancing<br />
and writing from a young age. How<br />
did you decide which career path to<br />
follow?<br />
They are pretty much the same thing, so<br />
it was a matter of focusing on what works<br />
for the moment. I love performing and<br />
that took precedence over everything<br />
else.<br />
Tell us about your hubs and kids.<br />
I have three kids – two boys and the<br />
youngest is a girl. They are a lot of fun and<br />
teach me a lot about myself. They think<br />
they are mini celebrities. My husband is<br />
probably their favourite. He is our narrator<br />
and party starter.<br />
You’re coming to Bloem with fellow<br />
comedian Ndumiso Lindi for your<br />
fantastic comedy show… we can’t<br />
wait! How would you describe the<br />
role of comedy and laughter in<br />
your life?<br />
Comedy is a healer. Comedy is a unifier.<br />
It has carried me through the best and<br />
worst times of my life and gets me paid.<br />
Our show takes that wonderful craft of<br />
comedy to a space where we often forget<br />
to laugh: marriage.<br />
Let’s talk about your book,<br />
And then Mama said. You’re<br />
tackling some serious life issues<br />
unashamedly, including a rape<br />
ordeal you had to make through as<br />
a teenager…?<br />
I cover so much about the strength I draw<br />
from my mother’s life and lessons. I also<br />
use it as a reminder that we all have our<br />
crosses to bear. What counts, is how we<br />
choose to react in the moment.<br />
… and then you lost your mother.<br />
Tell us about her and her influence<br />
on your life.<br />
I lost my mother when I was 29 and it<br />
catapulted me into adulting at a different<br />
level. I never thought I would lose her. It<br />
is weird but true, she was so invincible in<br />
my eyes.<br />
You’ve lost loved ones and had to<br />
deal with the topic of suicide in<br />
your life. How do you view mental<br />
health?<br />
I think it is something that is not discussed<br />
openly enough. People carry their mental<br />
health challenges like something to<br />
be hidden and ashamed of, instead of<br />
reaching out. I really hope more and more<br />
people come out and share their stories<br />
so that people suffering with mental<br />
issues know they are not alone.<br />
You’ve also been weight shamed…<br />
ag sies, man! People can be so<br />
rude. How do you get over hate<br />
comments, being the public figure<br />
that you are?<br />
Someone once told me dogs only bark<br />
at moving cars. That put things into<br />
perspective. I am in a state of flux and<br />
nobody will stop me.<br />
Overcoming marriage difficulties,<br />
what have you learnt are the three<br />
most important factors of keeping<br />
a marriage healthy?<br />
Love, forgiveness and being naked with<br />
each other.<br />
Lessons you’d like to teach your<br />
kids?<br />
Persevere in all you do, put God first<br />
and remember you are part of every<br />
community you find yourself in.<br />
You’ve even been to France as a<br />
dancer… wow! Tell us about that.<br />
It was physical theatre more than dance.<br />
Physical theatre is an aspect of theatre I<br />
dabbled in earlier on in my career, while I<br />
was deciding what to do with myself.<br />
What do South Africans need to<br />
talk about more?<br />
Love. Pain. Finding each other.<br />
What are some of your favourite<br />
memories of Bloemfontein?<br />
Taking pics with my mom on Naval Hill<br />
and visiting the zoo.<br />
Catch Tumi and fellow comedian Ndumiso<br />
Lindi’s stand-up comedy show, Married…<br />
but not to each other, on 8 June at Sand du<br />
Plessis Theatre.<br />
Ticket bookings: 051-447-7772.<br />
Quickies:<br />
I love… food<br />
I despise… artichoke<br />
My favourite TV show is… This Is Us<br />
Pets are… loyal<br />
I love it when my kids… laugh<br />
I laugh loudest when… I’m tickled<br />
My favourite book off my shelf is…<br />
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry<br />
Pratchett)<br />
My guilty pleasure is… German cars.<br />
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Smooth, suave<br />
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So we love the men in our lives,<br />
but quite frankly, we’re sick of<br />
them using our products. So we’re<br />
loving the just launched Epi-max<br />
range for men. Perfect for dry skin,<br />
and exceptional for those with eczema, it’s<br />
free of artificial colourants and fragrances and comes in large<br />
tubs for men who think size counts. Ointments and creams in<br />
tubs, tubes and pump bottles, hugely reasonably priced from<br />
R48 to R78. You’ll find them at Clicks, Dis-Chem and your local<br />
pharmacy.<br />
easy-drinking wine<br />
Braai. Pasta. Pizza. Some of our favourite meals. And here’s the perfect wine to enjoy<br />
along with them. De Krans (traditionally known for its lovely port-style wines) has just released De krans<br />
Cabernet Sauvignon 2017. While staying true to the typical Cabernet character of dark fruit and cherry<br />
cigar, this wine is a refreshing alternative to the heavyweights synonymous with this category. Made using<br />
an old wooden basket press, which is softer on the grapes and results in gentle tannins, this is perfect for an<br />
everyday drinking wine or for a casual dinner with friends. It’s also really affordable at R75 a bottle. Details:<br />
dekrans.co.za<br />
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say cheese .... say Canon!<br />
If dad’s a keen photographer, he’ll be hugely grateful<br />
for this ... the new Canon EOS rP. This small, light and<br />
practical full frame mirrorless camera is for advanced<br />
amateurs looking to take a step up into Canon’s<br />
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benefits of the EOS R System – including the world’s fastest<br />
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lens camera to date, it provides<br />
the ultimate blend of practicality<br />
and ease of use, with impressive<br />
image quality. EOS RP body only<br />
with RF adaptor, about R18799;<br />
add a 24-105mm lens and it will be<br />
approximately R33699.<br />
Details: canon.co.za/<br />
cameras/eos-r-system/<br />
This season’s<br />
most desirable<br />
scent for him<br />
... Montblanc<br />
Explorer, r1395<br />
from Dis-Chem.<br />
sleep easy<br />
Long flights are hell. Sleep easier with<br />
this exceptionally good Tempur Sleep<br />
Mask. It’s comfy, moulds to the shape<br />
of your face, cushions your eyes and<br />
completely seals out light. R799 from<br />
Vencasa-Tempur Showrooms or online.<br />
Details: vencasa.co.za<br />
Oh my. suave indeed. Loving<br />
the new range of menswear<br />
from Trenery, which has<br />
teamed up with Olympic gold<br />
medalist swimmer Cameron van<br />
der Burgh and fast bowler Kagiso<br />
Rabada to show off this season’s<br />
best looks. And how hot is Cameron<br />
in this luxurious lambswool shawl<br />
neck knit and pea coat. Rocking it!<br />
All from Trenery at Woolies.
kan nie vandag ‘n blokkie<br />
sjokolade eet nie, my tien-dag<br />
gewigsverliesplan maak eers<br />
môre klaar!” Dieetkundige Nicolien<br />
Wydeman verduidelik waarom<br />
jy moet wegbly van hierdie<br />
gedagtegang af.<br />
Oorgewig kinders word oorgewig tieners wat<br />
dan weer oorgewig volwassenes word, maar<br />
vetsugtigheid is omkeerbaar en hier is hoe jy dit<br />
kan regkry:<br />
Die sleutel tot gesondheid, psigologiese welsyn<br />
en ‘n optimale liggaamsmassa is om die fokus te<br />
verskuif van gewigsverlies na gewigsonderhoud<br />
wat gesien kan word as die optimale gewig vir<br />
algehele gesondheid. Deur slegs 5% tot 10% van<br />
jou huidige massa te verloor, lei tot ‘n verbeterde<br />
glukosebeheer, verlaagde bloeddruk asook ‘n<br />
verbeterde cholesteroltelling.<br />
Kitsdiëte of “crash diets”<br />
Met die internet aan ons vingerpunte word ons<br />
daagliks gekonfronteer met opinies van Jan Rap<br />
en sy maat oor wat die beste manier is om gewig<br />
te verloor of tien wenke om jou maag kleiner<br />
te kry voor die somervakansie. En natuurlik<br />
belowe hulle dat jy hierdie somerlyf sommer<br />
in rekordtyd kan kry, byvoorbeeld: “in net tien<br />
dae…” Die probleem hiermee is dat individue<br />
gewig wil verloor ten alle koste en soms ten<br />
spyte van hulle eie gesondheid.<br />
Bly weg, sê<br />
dieetkundiges…<br />
‘n Verlies in liggaamsmassa behels nie net<br />
‘n verlies aan vet nie, maar ook ‘n verlies aan<br />
spiermassa. ‘n Drastiese massaverlies kan<br />
hongersnood naboots wat newe-effekte<br />
veroorsaak soos lae bloeddruk, ‘n droë vel en<br />
hare, moegheid en selfs depressie.<br />
Baie kitsdiëte beklemtoon vinnige resultate met<br />
so min as moontlik inspanning. Hierdie diëte<br />
kan ook lei tot voedingstekorte wanneer dit<br />
aanbeveel om byvoorbeeld ‘n voedselgroep uit<br />
te sny of om een tipe voedsel herhaaldelik in te<br />
neem.<br />
Wanneer die persoon dan nie hierdie vinnige<br />
(en meestal onrealistiese) resultate verkry nie<br />
kan dit ook skuldgevoelens of die gevoel van<br />
mislukking veroorsaak.<br />
“Yo-yo” dieetsiklusse<br />
Herhaaldelike gewigsverlies gevolg deur<br />
vinnige gewigstoename staan bekend as “yo-yo”<br />
dieetsiklusse. Dit is bewys dat individue na elke<br />
siklus weer al die gewig en moontlik meer gewig<br />
Sê koebaai vir kitsdiëte“Nee, ek<br />
optel as die aanvanklike gewig waarmee daar<br />
begin is.<br />
Restaurante of<br />
wegneemetes<br />
Die porsies en energie wat restaurante in een<br />
maaltyd bied oorskry gewoonlik die daaglikse<br />
voedingsbehoeftes van een persoon vir die hele<br />
dag se etes.<br />
Wenk: Kies die halwe porsie wanneer dit<br />
aangebied word en kies die maaltye wat op ‘n<br />
gesonder manier voorberei word (bak, braai of<br />
stoom, eerder as diepbraai).<br />
Oefening<br />
‘n Kombinasie van weerstandsoefeninge en<br />
aerobiese oefeninge word aanbeveel teen ‘n hoë<br />
intensiteit vir 20-30 minute 4-7 dae van die week.<br />
Wenk: Nader ‘n gimnasium of persoonlike<br />
instrukteur vir ‘n oefenprogram (maar besoek jou<br />
dieetkundige vir ‘n persoonlike dieetplan eerder<br />
as om die gimnasium se algemene diëte te<br />
gebruik wat nie spesifiek vir jou uitgewerk is nie).<br />
Drankies<br />
Suikerbevattende drankies en alkohol wat in<br />
groot hoeveelhede ingeneem word, is ‘n baie<br />
groot oorsaak van gewigstoename (onthou dat<br />
koffie en tee wat suiker of heuning bevat ook<br />
hier ingesluit word).<br />
Wenk: Moenie jou kilojoules drink nie.<br />
Die lekkergoedkas<br />
Wanneer die lekkergoedkas in die huis stampvol<br />
is, gaan die gesin altyd daarvan eet.<br />
Wenk: As dit nie gekoop word nie sal dit nie ‘n<br />
versoeking wees nie.<br />
Gewigsplato<br />
Meeste individue bereik ‘n stilstand in hulle<br />
gewig wanneer hulle vir ‘n langer termyn op<br />
‘n gewigsverliesprogram geplaas word. Dit is<br />
normaal en gebeur wanneer daar ‘n balans<br />
ontstaan tussen energie-inname en energieuitset<br />
en die dieet kan namate weer aangepas<br />
word.<br />
Onthou dat jy nie net in tien dae gewig opgetel<br />
het nie en dit gaan dus ook nie net tien dae kan<br />
neem om dit weer af te skud nie. Om ‘n gesonde<br />
lyf te hê behoort jou eerste prioriteit te wees.<br />
Stel bereikbare doelwitte sodat jy nie moedeloos<br />
word as die doelwit moeilik raak om te bereik<br />
nie.<br />
Byvoorbeeld: as jy twee lepels suiker in jou koffie<br />
drink, verminder dit vir ‘n maand lank na slegs<br />
een lepel suiker en daarna na ‘n halwe lepel. As<br />
jy niks oefening gedoen het nie kan jy begin<br />
om trappe te klim in plaas van hysers te gebruik<br />
en later aansluit by ‘n oefengroep. Op hierdie<br />
manier gebeur die veranderinge stadiger, maar<br />
dit is nie moeilik om daarmee aan te hou nie en<br />
dit hou nie gevare vir jou gesondheid in nie.<br />
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nicolien stel voor...<br />
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Voedselgebaseerde Dieetriglyne is ‘n lys van elf riglyne<br />
wat saamgestel is spesifiek vir Suid-Afrikaners om as hulpmiddel te dien om gesonde<br />
voedsel te kies as deel van ‘n daaglikse dieet.<br />
Geniet ‘n verskeidenheid<br />
voedsel.<br />
Wees aktief!<br />
Let daarop dat die meerderheid van die riglyne kossoorte in<br />
‘n positiewe lig sien en in ‘n daaglikse dieet insluit. Die enigste<br />
riglyne wat waarsku is die riglyne oor sout, vet en suiker<br />
(insluitend bruin suiker en heuning). Wanneer voedsels in die<br />
aanbevole hoeveelhede ingeneem word, is dit nie nodig om<br />
enigiets uit die dieet te sluit nie.<br />
Maak styselryke voedsel<br />
deel van meeste<br />
maaltye.<br />
Eet baie groente en<br />
vrugte elke dag<br />
Eet droëbone, ertjies,<br />
lensies en soja gereeld.<br />
Neem elke dag melk,<br />
maas of jogurt in.<br />
Vis, hoender, vleis en eiers<br />
kan elke dag geëet word.<br />
Drink baie water wat<br />
skoon en veilig is.<br />
Gebruik vet spaarsamig,<br />
kies groente-olies eerder<br />
as versadigde vette.<br />
Gebruik suiker en voedsel<br />
en drankies hoog in suiker<br />
spaarsamig.<br />
Gebruik sout in voedsel<br />
spaarsaming<br />
Nicolien Wydeman is ‘n dieetkundige by Pelonomi<br />
Tersiêre Hospitaal, asook deeltyds by Charmaine Nel<br />
Dieticians.<br />
Bronne:<br />
www.adsa.org.za<br />
Gee M, Mahan LK and Escott-Stump S. 2008. Weight<br />
Management, In Krause’s food & nutrition therapy. Ed. by<br />
Mahan KL & Escott-Stump S. 12th ed. Missouri: Saunders<br />
Elsevier:532-562.<br />
Lysen LK and Israel DA. 2017. Nutrition in Weight<br />
Management, In Krause’s food & the Nutrition Care<br />
Process. Ed. by Mahan KL & Raymond, JL. 14th ed.<br />
Missouri: Saunders Elsevier:382-406.<br />
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Set<br />
the stage<br />
On the outskirts of Bloemfontein lies a hidden gem that offers<br />
true hospitality and tranquillity. We drew inspiration from the Villa<br />
Avianto owners setting a beautiful feast table, preparing a hearty<br />
winter menu and landscaping the most heavenly gardens.<br />
Teks: Lani Fouché. Foto’s: Pierce van Heerden<br />
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Villa Avianto, situated at<br />
Quaggafontein next to the N8,<br />
truly lives up to its name. Translated<br />
as “House of the Heavens”, it<br />
offers a unique Tuscan ambiance with<br />
formal gardens and fountains blending<br />
seamlessly with the environment. It’s truly<br />
a “wow” moment when you follow the<br />
meandering cobble stone path past the<br />
greenery and breath-taking rose bushes,<br />
to the main house.<br />
It’s home to the very popular French<br />
Market held once every quarter. Here,<br />
you’ll also find the most beautiful coffee<br />
shop, Villa Café, which is open every<br />
Saturday morning. Owner, Suretha van<br />
Heerden, is all smiles when she tells you<br />
about her plans with the café – to make<br />
it a haven for the elderly and forgotten<br />
people to enjoy a cup of tea and a slice<br />
of cake. “We also roast our own coffee<br />
here, and we’re passionate about creating<br />
a space for the whole family to come<br />
and relax. We’ve got plenty of space for<br />
children to play and parents to enjoy each<br />
other’s company.”<br />
If there’s anyone who truly understands<br />
the art of décor, gardening and the<br />
creation of a scenic environment that<br />
speaks to your senses, it’s Suretha. In 2004,<br />
she and her husband, Christo, bought<br />
the land with only an empty house and<br />
a dream. She has been at the forefront<br />
of the conceptualising, landscaping,<br />
building and planning of Villa Avianto.<br />
The fruit of her hard work stands in all its<br />
glory today, and the couple’s plans for the<br />
future are even more beautiful. They’re<br />
using the venue for concerts (most<br />
recently the Musiek soos Grond music<br />
festival took place there), a wedding<br />
venue (the first wedding taking place in<br />
October), and their Spice Route, which<br />
is gaining momentum. Every Saturday,<br />
people are welcome to take on one of the<br />
three different routes on the Spice Route<br />
on foot. “We want people to enjoy the<br />
beauty that nature has to offer on their<br />
way to a healthy lifestyle.” They also offer<br />
amazing options for private parties and<br />
functions.<br />
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Table, flowers and décor<br />
Suretha and Villa Avianto events<br />
coordinator, Jansie Malan, believe that a<br />
feast table should be decorated from your<br />
heart and from your garden. These colours<br />
are autumn inspired, and create a feeling<br />
of warmth and beauty. When asked about<br />
her ideas for table decorating, Jansie<br />
replies, “I always say, if your flower or plant<br />
arrangement on your table attracts bees,<br />
or if a butterfly can easily fly in between<br />
the leaves, you’ve done a good job,”<br />
Suretha adds, “Use what you have. Your<br />
grandmother’s cutlery, mismatched plates<br />
and linen serviettes. Find inspiration in<br />
your surroundings. Don’t fuss with table<br />
cloths and too many trinkets. Exposed<br />
wood and greenery are beautiful.”<br />
Jansie Malan<br />
Set a table outside for a feast in the garden. Use flowers<br />
from your garden and cutlery from gran’s cupboard<br />
Garden and grace<br />
Suretha has a passion for landscaping.<br />
She has next level green fingers. Her<br />
advice for creating a dreamy rose garden<br />
from cuttings is worth listening to. The<br />
roses in her gardens are larger than life<br />
and smell like pure perfume. It’s actually<br />
quite intoxicating. Another thing that<br />
gives her gardens fairy tale status? “Prayer.<br />
I pray next to my thorn tree every day. I<br />
believe God lives here – His blessings are<br />
abundant upon Villa Avianto. I never let<br />
revenue lead my thoughts and planning<br />
processes. I’ve always let God lead the way<br />
– and this is what has transpired.”<br />
The bell rings at the start<br />
of each French Market<br />
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Food<br />
Christo is the culinary mastermind and<br />
foodie creative force at Villa Avianto.<br />
With no formal training as a chef, Christo<br />
trusts his gut to create the most delicious<br />
dishes – from hearty soups and freshly<br />
baked breads, to steamy meat pies and<br />
sweet treats. He’s got a head for business,<br />
but he’s most at home when cooking<br />
away in his kitchen. For winter, he suggest<br />
a traditional provincial menu with a<br />
minestrone soup as the starter, Shepherd’s<br />
pie for mains and a fig pie for dessert.<br />
(We asked him for these recipes – find<br />
them online at bloem.getitonline.co.za).<br />
“We pair our food with wines from the<br />
Hermanuspietersfontein range. They are<br />
absolutely delicious,” says Christo. “Trust<br />
you gut when cooking. Use recipes as a<br />
base to understand the basics, but free<br />
your mind to experiment with new tastes<br />
and taste combinations.”<br />
Fig pie to round off an<br />
unforgettable feast<br />
Christo’s Minestrone soup<br />
2 onions<br />
2 sticks of celery<br />
Olive oil<br />
600g green vegetables, such as<br />
courgettes, fennel, broccoli, asparagus,<br />
chard, kale, peas, broad beans.<br />
200g Risotto rice<br />
2 litres chicken stock<br />
1 bunch fresh rosemary and thyme<br />
2 cloves garlic<br />
50g Parmesan cheese<br />
1 lemon<br />
Extra virgin olive oil<br />
Peel the onions and celery, then finely<br />
chop both and place in a large pan on<br />
medium heat with 2 tablespoons of<br />
olive oil. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring<br />
occasionally. This is a good time to prep<br />
your green veg, chopping courgettes<br />
and fennel into ½ cm chunks, and finely<br />
slicing broccoli, asparagus, chard and<br />
kale. Put the veg aside. Stir the rice into<br />
the pan for 2 minutes, then pour stock<br />
in. Tie the herbs together and add to the<br />
pan. Bring to boil, then simmer gently<br />
for 15 minutes.<br />
Meanwhile, peel the garlic and pound<br />
into a paste with a pinch of sea salt.<br />
Finely grate in the Parmesan and lemon<br />
zest, squeeze in the juice and muddle in<br />
4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.<br />
Stir the veg into the soup and simmer<br />
for a final 10 to 15 minutes, ensuring<br />
that the veggies retain their vibrancy.<br />
Season to perfection, then divide into<br />
warm bowls. Spoon a generous amount<br />
of the pesto onto you soup, and enjoy!<br />
Shepherd’s pie which takes<br />
you back to your childhood<br />
Villa Avianto owners Suretha and Christo van Heerden<br />
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Mmmmushrooms<br />
not sure what to serve your guests at your next cocktail party? Trust an all-rounder like<br />
mushrooms. And gin, of course.<br />
Mini mushroom tacos<br />
8 mini soft shell tortillas<br />
Pickled red onion<br />
½ pineapple, cut into small cubes<br />
Fresh coriander<br />
1 avocado<br />
Tabasco, fresh chilli or your favourite hot<br />
sauce<br />
2-3 limes<br />
Sea salt<br />
Freshly ground black pepper<br />
250g baby button mushrooms<br />
1 Tbsp olive oil<br />
1 tsp sea salt flakes<br />
2 garlic cloves, minced<br />
1 Tbsp paprika<br />
1 Tbsp ground cumin<br />
2 tsp onion powder<br />
1 tsp garlic powder<br />
Minced zest of 1 lemon<br />
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper<br />
1 Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley<br />
Place the avocado flesh in a small plastic<br />
jug. Squeeze in the juice of 1 lime and<br />
generously season with salt and pepper.<br />
Add a few dashes of your favourite hot<br />
sauce or half a fresh chilli. Blend with a<br />
stick blender until creamy and smooth.<br />
Set aside in the fridge.<br />
Preheat the oven to 180°C.<br />
In a large roasting pan, combine the<br />
mushrooms with the olive oil, salt, garlic,<br />
paprika, ground cumin, onion powder,<br />
garlic powder, lemon zest and pepper.<br />
Toss to coat and roast for 10 minutes. Toss<br />
with the fresh parsley as the mushrooms<br />
come out of the oven.<br />
Grill/Char the tortillas lightly on a griddle<br />
pan or over and open flame.<br />
Assemble your tacos with a generous<br />
swish of guacamole, a pile of mushrooms,<br />
fresh cubes of pineapple, a few pieces<br />
of pickled onion and a sprig of fresh<br />
coriander. Fold up and enjoy.<br />
Pair with:<br />
50ml Six Dogs Karoo Gin<br />
Wedge of pineapple<br />
150ml ginger ale<br />
Fill desired glass with ice and add a wedge of pineapple.<br />
Pour in the Six Dogs Gin, top with ginger ale and garnish<br />
with a piece of the pineapple crown.<br />
Juniper notes from the Six Dogs Gin work well<br />
with the strong flavors from the<br />
mushroom tacos.<br />
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something<br />
different<br />
shake things up with a few new additions to your garden this<br />
winter with these unique and beautiful plants.<br />
We’re planting…<br />
Pansy ‘Halloween’ because it is not your usual pansy, and the<br />
name says it all. The extra-large flowers are pure black and lightly<br />
perfumed. A real novelty for the garden, it stands out if planted<br />
alongside other bright orange pansies. For winter to spring<br />
flowering, plant in full sun to bring out the black shades. The large<br />
plants (20cm high and wide) show up well in containers, or as<br />
an accent plant in garden beds, with spring bulbs, or other bright<br />
winter annuals. Pant in well-composted soil that drains well,<br />
water regularly and fertilise once a month.<br />
For more information: www.ballstraathof.co.za<br />
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indoor/patio plant of the<br />
month…<br />
Anthuriums are virtually indestructible<br />
and almost never without flowers. We<br />
love soft pink, the colour of a flamingo,<br />
which is the other name for anthurium.<br />
Plants like a warm room and bright light,<br />
but not direct sunlight. Let the soil dry<br />
out moderately between watering. If<br />
the leaves turn yellow (but not brown<br />
and withered), this may be a sign of<br />
overwatering. Anthurium plants are long<br />
lasting indoor plants that also help to<br />
keep the air clean, especially in winter. The<br />
heart-shaped flowers and glossy leaves<br />
add a tropical touch, just pop the plant<br />
in a simple, elegant container for instant<br />
décor.<br />
For more information: www.plantimex.<br />
co.za<br />
Garden tasks for June<br />
• Plant out winter flowering annuals like pansies, violas, petunias (summer<br />
rainfall areas) alyssum, and fairy primulas.<br />
• Love lilies? Plant bulbs from now until August, in slightly acid soil that drains<br />
well.<br />
• Water once a week and fertilise once a month. Spring flowering bulbs should<br />
not be allowed to dry out; water for forty minutes every four days.<br />
• Dead head poppies, calendula, and sweet peas to encourage new flowers. Cut<br />
down cannas and dahlias. Tidy up other perennials. Shrubs and trees can be<br />
lightly trimmed to let in more sun.<br />
• This is the best month to move or plant summer-flowering shrubs, rose<br />
bushes, perennials and even small trees.<br />
• Repot outdoor container plants.<br />
• Water lawns once a month and fertilise once a month in frost free subtropical<br />
areas. Remove weeds by hand or with a targeted weed killer.<br />
• Protect tender or semi-tender plants from frost with frost guard cloth.<br />
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The elegant 2- and 3-bedroom<br />
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Custom-built finishes are available in<br />
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Prepaid water and electricity metres will<br />
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their usage, save money and enjoy hasslefree<br />
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Internet and TV connectivity will be<br />
powered by means of optical fibre<br />
connections throughout the entire terrain,<br />
resulting in enhanced speed, signal<br />
strength and security.<br />
As for exterior materials and fixtures,<br />
only the highest quality is used to<br />
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Indigenous flora will be planted to<br />
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LA|VIDA|PICO is situated on the busy<br />
outskirts of Langenhoven Park, within<br />
the fast growing hinterland of Spitskop<br />
Small Holdings – city living with a rural<br />
atmosphere! It is an aesthetically pleasing<br />
neighbourhood offering vibrant social<br />
and commercial opportunities.<br />
In Langenhoven Park, you’ll<br />
find:<br />
• Four large convenience centres,<br />
hosting a range of services and<br />
amenities, including grocery stores<br />
for everyday shopping, pharmacies,<br />
fine dining, take-out establishment<br />
and bank facilities.<br />
• Huge recreational attraction for<br />
outdoor exercise and home to the<br />
weekly 5-km Langenhoven Park<br />
Parkrun.<br />
• Local entertainment at various<br />
venues and restaurants in support of<br />
the Performing Arts Industry.<br />
• High concentration of cultural, social<br />
and religious facilities.<br />
• Local arts and craft market on<br />
Saturdays, featuring a wide variety<br />
of home-made and commercial<br />
products, fresh produce, food stalls<br />
and family entertainment.<br />
• Three prominent motor vehicle<br />
dealers.<br />
• Several other community<br />
establishments include a medical<br />
centre and hospital, public library,<br />
veterinary services and nurseries.<br />
• A-grade commercial office<br />
complexes.<br />
• Easy access to the National N1 road<br />
via the Nelson Mandela off-ramp, as<br />
well as Tempe Airport.<br />
• In proximity of excellent primary,<br />
secondary and tertiary education<br />
institutions.<br />
Get in touch<br />
Moné Ehlers (084-555-5001,<br />
mone@highbizz.co.za)<br />
Carmen Johns (083-411-9470,<br />
carmen@highbizz.co.za)<br />
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URBAN DYNAMICS<br />
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| Balustrades<br />
| Railings<br />
| Fences<br />
| Gates
Man(cub) cave<br />
A nursery room is more than<br />
just a place for your baby to<br />
sleep; it’s an essential space for<br />
them to grow, be happy and<br />
healthy. Let’s help you get the<br />
décor right.<br />
Even if your baby is attached to you for<br />
the first few months of your life and sleeps<br />
in your bed (sorry, Dad), the nursery will<br />
become a space where you spend hours<br />
with your baby. So, it’s good to make<br />
the space feel like a sanctuary for them”,<br />
explains Parenting and Pampers Institute<br />
Expert, Sister Lilian.<br />
The decorative style for this room<br />
can follow any desired trend. The most<br />
important thing is to get the basics of<br />
what makes a good baby room right.<br />
Sister Lilian adds that “babies react<br />
differently to various colours, patterns,<br />
objects, just as adults do. Some colours<br />
can be calming, some patterns fascinating<br />
and some objects stimulating. But too<br />
much of anything may have a negative on<br />
them.”<br />
Colour<br />
Studies have shown that colour can<br />
have a psychological effect on people’s<br />
emotions. While parents may be tempted<br />
to go all-out and paint the whole room<br />
in all the colours of the rainbow, it is<br />
not advisable to have many colours<br />
displayed boldly in the baby’s room.<br />
Too many bright colours may irritate or<br />
overstimulate your baby.<br />
Look at choosing softer, warmer colours<br />
that can help create a soothing and<br />
calming space. This will come in handy<br />
for naps and at bedtime.<br />
Lighting<br />
Babies can associate different lighting<br />
with different activities. When the room<br />
is brightly-lit, babies often associate<br />
this with daytime and playtime. This<br />
can create more of a challenge at bed<br />
time, especially at night. A darker-lit<br />
rooms creates a “sleepy” mood for them.<br />
Inventions such as a dimmer switch have<br />
made it easier for parents to check on<br />
their baby at night, without creating a<br />
disturbance with a bright light.<br />
Patterns<br />
Patterns can also have an overstimulating<br />
effect on your baby. Items on the walls,<br />
such as animal paintings, shapes, letters<br />
or numbers can be overwhelming for<br />
your baby. It may make the room feel<br />
a little too cluttered. Opt for minimal<br />
objects/patterns across the walls in the<br />
room, or dedicate one corner for the<br />
decoration. The walls should have a<br />
neutral space with as little stimulation as<br />
possible. When it comes to patterns, less<br />
is more.<br />
Sound<br />
Sound control in the nursery room will<br />
help your baby have undisturbed sleep<br />
or be in a more relaxed state during<br />
the day. The sounds they receive in this<br />
space will affect how they sleep or play.<br />
This does not mean an absolutely silent<br />
room. The key is to have a background<br />
sound that soothes and calms your<br />
baby. Often, soothing music or normal<br />
household sounds comfort babies and<br />
reassure them that their parents are in<br />
close vicinity.<br />
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PROMOTION<br />
engage & listen<br />
University of the Free State<br />
Rector and Vice-Chancellor,<br />
Prof Francis Petersen, is<br />
passionate about young<br />
people: the future of our<br />
country.<br />
Prof, give us an insight about your daily<br />
operations.<br />
I am the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of<br />
the University of the Free State. I am<br />
the accounting officer for the overall<br />
operation of the university, ensuring that<br />
the academic, administrative, and financial<br />
functions are executed effectively, and that<br />
the university is properly governed.<br />
Why do you love what you do?<br />
Universities are about the future;<br />
developing the next generation of<br />
professionals and thinkers, developing new<br />
knowledge, and applying this knowledge<br />
for the advancement of humankind. This is<br />
what I love!<br />
Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council; Prof Thuli Madonsela, Chair in Social<br />
Justice at Stellenbosch University and guest speaker at the April 2019 graduation<br />
ceremony on the Bloemfontein Campus; and Prof Petersen.<br />
What has been the biggest challenges<br />
on your journey to where you are today?<br />
(1) Understanding the complex relationship<br />
between poor communities and<br />
mining operations, and the subsequent<br />
development of a sustainable model where<br />
these communities could also benefit from<br />
mining operations; and<br />
(2) Dealing with the issues of the Rhodes<br />
and Fees Must Fall movements.<br />
You are a firm believer in stakeholder<br />
engagement? Why do you think this is<br />
one of your successes as a leader?<br />
It is important for me to be close, very close,<br />
to my constituencies. I want to understand<br />
how they feel, how they experience the<br />
institution, and how they can be supported<br />
and developed to fulfil the mandate of the<br />
institution.<br />
Prof Petersen with the UFS Netball Team,<br />
2018 Varsity Cup Champions.<br />
Prof Petersen with students at<br />
the Qwaqwa Campus during his<br />
inauguration week in May of 2017.<br />
What are your tips for young people<br />
who are at the start of their journey to<br />
business success?<br />
Work hard, listen to your heart, and be<br />
committed to your goals.<br />
Prof Petersen with South Africa’s First Lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe and Thapelo Chacha,<br />
graduate in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.<br />
Get in touch<br />
rector@ufs.ac.za | www.ufs.ac.za<br />
@VC_Petersen @UFSweb
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further to crushing your goals. Read on for some serious<br />
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Dr Niel van Wyk<br />
Cure Day Care Hospital<br />
Dr Niel van Wyk is one of Bloemfontein’s well-known<br />
ophthalmologists practicing at Cure Day Care Hospital in<br />
Brandwag. Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine concerned with<br />
the study of the structure and functions of the eye, as well as the<br />
treatment of diseases of the eye.<br />
Dr Van Wyk passed his final exam in ophthalmology in<br />
October 2015 to obtain both the FC OPHTH and Mmed degrees<br />
in ophthalmology. He has a special interest in cornea refractive<br />
surgery and lasik (eye surgery), vitro-retinal surgery, advanced and<br />
high volume cataract surgery, glaucoma and oculoplastic surgery<br />
and strabismus (a condition in which the eyes do not properly align<br />
with each other when looking at an object).<br />
During his training he took part in several research projects. He<br />
also did several cataract surgery tours as part of outreach projects<br />
run by the bureau for prevention of blindness in South Africa.<br />
He opened his own independent practice in Bloemfontein<br />
and also does sessions as a consultant specialist at the National<br />
Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein and monthly outreaches to<br />
clinics in Kroonstad and Welkom.<br />
Dr Van Wyk is an asset to the people of the Free State, and as<br />
indeed is understood by many: to<br />
safeguard your precious<br />
sense of sight and help<br />
you maintain a lifetime<br />
of good vision, you have<br />
to choose a trusted eye<br />
doctor. Visiting a good<br />
eye care provider is an<br />
important health care<br />
decision.<br />
Get in touch<br />
Suite 208, 2nd<br />
Floor, Cure Day<br />
Hospital<br />
29 Poole Street,<br />
Brandwag<br />
051 011 8848<br />
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PRoMoTIon<br />
André Rossouw<br />
Mimosa Mall<br />
Martin van Zyl<br />
Mimosa Mall<br />
André is the Marketing Manager of Mimosa Mall.<br />
He has been part of this dynamic Centre Management<br />
Team since 2014. His main responsibility is overseeing<br />
the marketing and communication functions of the<br />
brand.<br />
André’s passion for marketing comes from a young age.<br />
He studied Corporate Communication and Marketing at<br />
the University of the Free State. “To have the opportunity to<br />
one day work for a fantastic corporate brand such as Pareto<br />
Limited (the landlord of Mimosa Mall), was merely a dream.<br />
To be able to live out that passion today, while having so<br />
much fun doing it, is awesome and such a blessing.”<br />
His journey with Mimosa Mall speaks of his persevering<br />
spirit and his determination. “I started as the junior in<br />
the team when I was only 24 years old. It was quite the<br />
challenge in the beginning to be taken seriously. I quickly<br />
learned that proving myself worthy and hardworking<br />
whilst maintaining a humble attitude, is the key to<br />
overcoming those challenges and to have my work<br />
respected.”<br />
Andre’s respect and admiration for his colleagues stem<br />
from their close-knit working relationship and trust in<br />
one another. “It is immensely inspiring and motivating<br />
to work alongside such a strong group of people every<br />
day. They are respected as industry leaders in their field<br />
and seen as mentors to many and I am<br />
inspired by their greatness daily.”<br />
Life outside the office… you bet<br />
André will be having a ball with<br />
his friends and loved ones! “I have<br />
a huge passion for people and I<br />
naturally pull towards positive,<br />
relaxing and passionate individuals,<br />
so an evening spent with friends,<br />
enjoying some home cooked<br />
meals and a glass of wine –<br />
there is no better way to<br />
relax.”<br />
Book on his bedside<br />
table: Start With Why<br />
(Simon Sinek). “This book<br />
is an amazing guide for<br />
young leaders on how to<br />
stay inspired, to influence<br />
positive thinking and to<br />
work towards making<br />
your vision a reality in all<br />
aspects of your life.”<br />
Get in touch<br />
051 444 6914<br />
andre.rossouw@mimosamall.co.za<br />
Martin is the Facilities Manager at Mimosa Mall.<br />
With an extensive background in architecture,<br />
tourism, planning and maintenance, Martin is a<br />
master of his trade and is an absolute stalwart within<br />
the team.<br />
He was born in Windhoek, Namibia, and studied<br />
Architecture at the University of the Free State. His path<br />
took a few surprising turns, and landed him a job in<br />
Namibian Adventure Safaris and Tours in Namibia in 1988,<br />
where he catered exclusively for foreigners. He joined the<br />
Legend Lodges Group in 1992, after which he developed<br />
various lodge structures including Lakeside Lodge and<br />
Kingfisher Lodge on the Entabeni property.<br />
Since 2004, Martin has been working as the Facilities<br />
Manager at Mimosa Mall. During the past ten years,<br />
he has successfully completed the SACSC Shopping<br />
Centre Management Course, SAPOA Facilities<br />
Management Programme, SAPOA Construction<br />
Technology Programme as well as various other<br />
certificates relating to the built environment and<br />
facilities management. His Construction Project<br />
Management Programme (CPMP) will be concluded<br />
by the end of 2019.<br />
Martin spends as much time as he can with<br />
his wife and two sons in the outdoors and has a<br />
constant longing for the Karoo and its wide-open<br />
expanse. Adventure riding, mountain biking,<br />
hiking and photography are his keen interests.<br />
Reading and investigating various topics, from<br />
nature related wonders of the world to Afrikaans<br />
poetry take up the rest of the<br />
day. And somewhere<br />
in between a good<br />
night’s sleep is<br />
appreciated.<br />
Book on his<br />
bedside table: It’s<br />
about the 1914/15<br />
Rebellion, written<br />
by G.D. Scholtz<br />
and Louis<br />
Bothma.<br />
Get in touch<br />
051 444 6914<br />
Mimosa Mall Centre Management,<br />
Office Level 3, Mimosa Mall<br />
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WORKSPACE<br />
PROVIDER
Niko, Peter & Georgios<br />
Dynpro Properties<br />
Dynpro Properties specialises in selling commercial and<br />
residential properties, new developments, farms and businesses<br />
in and around Bloemfontein. Dynpro’s agents are available at all<br />
times and their prompt response leads to an increased level of<br />
trust and respect.<br />
Georgios Stergos is the principal of the company. “I take my<br />
responsibility towards the company and agents very seriously. I<br />
constantly strive not only for the agency to grow, but for every<br />
individual to reach their potential.”<br />
This dynamic trio work together as part of a team, sharing<br />
their passion for selling, reaching their potential and growing the<br />
business.<br />
The integrity of the Dynpro team, which is the result of their<br />
honesty, fairness and authenticity, combined with the intent to<br />
care and be open and transparent in all business dealings, result<br />
in the trust of their loyal clients.<br />
To Niko, doing what his passion is, is doing what he loves.<br />
Seeing clients succeed, prosper and grow in wealth, to him as<br />
business broker means achievement. The loss of his father was a<br />
challenging moment for him, but to Niko, his true mentor is his<br />
Heavenly Father whom he constantly consults.<br />
Peter Grivas believes that buying property is one of the<br />
most important investments anyone will make. That’s why<br />
he’s passionate about assisting his clients with the important<br />
decision of selling and buying the right property. His biggest<br />
mentors are people who never say die, the kind of people who<br />
have gone from “rags to riches”. He has great admiration for<br />
Richard Branson and the founder of the McDonald’s group, Ray<br />
Kroc.<br />
When asked about how the business started, Georgios recalls<br />
how he bought the agency from Diana Jacobs, starting in 2006.<br />
In 2013 he achieved the qualification of Master Practitioner in<br />
Real Estate. What many people do not know about him, is that<br />
he studied Hotel Management<br />
at the Hotel School in Bloem<br />
and graduated with a degree<br />
in Hospitality Management<br />
from the CUT. He regards<br />
his internship at the<br />
Palace of the Lost City<br />
as invaluable, stressing<br />
how the director, Philip<br />
Georgas taught<br />
him humility.<br />
“In a stressful<br />
situation,<br />
Philip<br />
Georgas stepped up, rolled up his sleeves and got his hands<br />
dirty. He changed my way of thinking”, Georgios says.<br />
Peter specialises in commercial and business sales, as well as<br />
the letting of commercial property in Bloemfontein. He regards<br />
steadfast principles as extremely important in this industry and<br />
highly values the EAAB’s code of ethics and conduct. He is of<br />
the opinion that his years of valuable business experience as a<br />
restaurant owner, combined with his three years’ experience of<br />
maintenance and letting management, has prepared him for his<br />
position at Dynpro.<br />
Niko boasts a Sales & Marketing and Financial Management<br />
Diploma through Unisa, ventured on his own in 1998 and<br />
opened the first Panarottis Pizza Pasta franchise in the Free<br />
State, moving from one successful venture to the next. In 2010<br />
he joined his brother in the real estate industry and today has<br />
obtained the EAAB’s professional qualification.<br />
Georgios’ advice to young professionals is: “Every champion<br />
was once a contender. If you fall down, always get back up.<br />
Know your product better than your competitor, but always treat<br />
everyone with respect. Always stay true in the dark, and humble<br />
in the spotlight.”<br />
Niko adds: “Do what you love daily and you will prosper. Your<br />
biggest success and encouragement words should be: ‘I can, I<br />
will’. Words like ‘I can’t’ don’t exist.”<br />
Peter believes in setting daily, weekly and annual goals for<br />
yourself. “Always have integrity and believe in yourself. Never<br />
give up. Failure is success in progress, so don’t be afraid to make<br />
a mistake.”<br />
When it comes to family life, Niko says, “ My biggest pride and<br />
joy is my family, my wife and my daughter. The word ‘us’ is the<br />
most important word in my vocabulary.”<br />
To Peter spending time with his loved ones means watching<br />
a movie together, eating out or sharing a traditional homemade<br />
communal meal created by all, followed by a board or card<br />
game.<br />
Georgios regards family as the<br />
foundation of everything. “I am<br />
what I am today because of my<br />
family, because of the love,<br />
support and prayers of my<br />
parents.”<br />
Online: dynpro.co.za<br />
Niko Stergos: 082-800-4598 Peter Grivas: 082-779-9053 Georgios Stergos: 082-415-9491<br />
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PRoMoTIon<br />
Arnou Oberholzer<br />
InVICTa security solutions<br />
Pieter Willers<br />
Willers attorneys<br />
Arnou is die eienaar van INVICTA Security Solutions, wat<br />
hoofsaaklik ‘n sekuriteitsdiens verskaf aan kliënte. Dit sluit in die<br />
plasing van opgeleide veiligheidswagte by komplekse in die<br />
gesondheid-, gasvryheid-, industriële en kleinhandelsektore.<br />
Arnou is gemoeid met oorhoofse uitvoerende take in<br />
die maatskappy, onder meer die bestuur van finansies,<br />
kliënteverhoudinge en is ook persoonlik betrokke by die<br />
aanstelling van personeel. Só maak hy seker dat al sy kliënte gelyke<br />
gehaltediens en gekwalifiseerde wagte ontvang.<br />
Sy agtergrond as destydse bevelvoerder in die SAP het tot Arnou<br />
se liefde vir sekuriteit en die beveiliging van die gemeenskap gelei.<br />
Hy het ook ‘n passie vir die ontdekking en benutting van die nuutste<br />
sekuriteitstoerusting.<br />
“Dis vir my lonend om ‘n probleem te kan indentifiseer en werk<br />
te maak daarvan om ‘n gepaste oplossing te vind. Dit is vir my<br />
geweldig bevredigend om te sien dat my kliënte gelukkig is met die<br />
diens wat ons lewer.”<br />
Arnou het in ‘n stadium 5 000 sekuriteitswagte in sy diens gehad<br />
wat regoor Suid-Afrika gestasioneer was. “In so ‘n situasie is dit ‘n<br />
uitdaging om almal te bestuur, sowel as my kliënte se verwagtinge.<br />
Ek probeer persoonlik betrokke wees by alle aspekte van my<br />
besigheid, omdat dit my so na aan die hart lê.”<br />
Die belangrikste wenke wat Arnou nog ontvang het, en oor die<br />
jare heen toepas, is om te weet dat jou kliënt altyd reg is, veral<br />
wanneer dit kom by hul veiligheid. “Dis ook bitter belangrik om na<br />
jou personeel te kyk. Droom groot, en fokus op elke klein detail van<br />
jou besigheid.”<br />
Arnou is lief vir sport en die buitelewe. Hy glo aan die handhaaf<br />
van ‘n gesonde balans. “Ek ry graag bergfiets en oefen sewe dae ‘n<br />
week. Ek kampeer graag saam met my gesin.<br />
My oudste dogter ry saam met my fiets,<br />
en my vrou en jongste dogter is ons<br />
grootste ondersteuners.”<br />
Boek op Arnou se bedkassie:<br />
Outobiografie van Geraint Thomas<br />
(Tour de France)<br />
Sy raad aan die jong sakeman<br />
is om nooit jou drome te onderskat<br />
nie. “Werk hard vir dit waarin<br />
jy glo. Moenie bang wees<br />
om kanse te waag nie.<br />
Sonder risiko’s is daar<br />
geen vooruitgang nie.<br />
En bowenal - geloof<br />
is die belangrikste<br />
bousteen in<br />
hierdie verhaal.”<br />
Maak kontak<br />
Kantoor 5, Delta-gebou, Addisonstraat<br />
12, Hospitaalpark.<br />
051 492 4123 | info@invictasa.co.za<br />
www.invictasa.co.za<br />
Pieter is the director of Willers Anttorneys. He<br />
deals with all the legal issues clients refer to his<br />
office. He and his team deal with various matters<br />
including divorces, estates, drafting of wills, labour<br />
matters, high court and magistrate court litigations,<br />
pre-nuptial agreements, etc.<br />
“My passion is to assist people with their legal issues. I<br />
love a challenge and it drives me to resolve issues quickly.<br />
I was raised to assist the community and be just and fair.<br />
I believe in doing my part to restore the faith in the legal<br />
profession.”<br />
Pieter’s road to success did not come without speed<br />
bumps. “Starting with no funds and only the faith in God<br />
and the faith of my family and colleagues in me, it has<br />
been challenging to get a proverbial foot in the door in<br />
a very competitive market.”<br />
Pieter draws inspiration from people with unique<br />
outlooks on life and problems. “Warren Buffet is<br />
the first name that comes to mind. His outlook has<br />
paved the way for many businessmen following<br />
his principles. Strange enough also Arnold<br />
Schwarzenegger, as he adapted to different roles in<br />
an ever changing business environment.”<br />
Being fit and healthy, and enjoying what the<br />
outdoors has to offer, lies close to Pieter’s heart.<br />
Apart from assisting his fiancée with endurance<br />
horse riding, Pieter is currently prepping for his first<br />
Physique show in July in Welkom. “I believe a fit<br />
mind is a happy mind.” He also loves reading and<br />
catching up on his favourite documentaries.<br />
Book on his bedside table: The Power of Full<br />
Engagement (Tony Schwartz).<br />
His advice to young<br />
professionals: “Do not listen<br />
to nay sayers. Follow your<br />
gut instinct and keep with<br />
your morals. Hard honest<br />
work does pay and clients will<br />
respect the effort that is<br />
shown.”<br />
Get in touch<br />
21 Walter Sisulu Road,<br />
Park West<br />
073 3113 773 / 061 566 5491<br />
Info@williersattorneys.co.za /<br />
pieter@williersattorneys.co.za<br />
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PROVIDER
Werner Griesel<br />
G6 service<br />
Werner is die eienaar van<br />
G6 Service – ‘n<br />
motorhersteldiens<br />
wat die ekstra<br />
myl stap. Dié<br />
trots plaaslike<br />
besigheid<br />
het ook<br />
onlangs ‘n<br />
kontak ons gerus<br />
91 Watkeystr, Oranjesig<br />
051 430 6279 / 083 564 3119<br />
info@carrepairsbloemfontein.co.za<br />
klein boetie bygekry – G6 Xpress Service<br />
– wat spesifiek vir die besige kliënt is.<br />
Jy wag by die werkswinkel (en drink<br />
sommer ‘n heerlike koppie koffie) terwyl<br />
jou voertuig blitsvinnig gediens word.<br />
G6 Service lê baie na aan Werner<br />
se hart, omdat dit geborge is in sy<br />
familie. “Met die besigheid se naam<br />
en handelsmerk het ek my gesin deel<br />
daarvan gemaak. Die G staan vir Griesel,<br />
en die nommer 6 vir die 6 lede van ons<br />
gesin.”<br />
Die meganiese deel van die<br />
motorbedryf was van baie vroeg<br />
af vir Werner ‘n trekpleister. “Ek het<br />
geleenthede gekry om deel te wees<br />
van groot maatskappye waar ek<br />
ondervinding opgedoen het in verskeie<br />
velde van die motorbedryf, maar my<br />
hart het altyd getrêk daarna om my eie<br />
besigheid te kan begin met al die kennis<br />
wat ek oor die jare opgedoen het. Ek is<br />
trots om vandag met G6 Service en ons<br />
uitmuntende diens te kan spog.”<br />
“My wonderlike vrou, Lizelle, is ‘n groot<br />
bron van inspirasie vir my. In tye waar ek<br />
onseker of moedeloos was, het sy altyd<br />
vir my raad gegee tot die beste van haar<br />
vermoë.”<br />
Werner en sy vrou en vier kinders<br />
Werner, Arno, Wian en Lizay, se<br />
gunsteling-ontspanningsaktiwiteit buite<br />
werksure is om die karavaan te haak en<br />
vir ‘n tyd lank weg te breek na die natuur.<br />
Boek op Werner se bedkassie: 7 Habits<br />
of Highly Effective People (Stephen R.<br />
Covey)<br />
Werner se raad aan jong entrepreneurs<br />
is om elke geleentheid aan te gryp. “Al<br />
werk dit nie altyd uit nie… maar as jy dit<br />
mis, loop jy dalk daardie een geleentheid<br />
wat jou deur tot sukses is, mis.”<br />
Arthur Schmidt<br />
Dent Doctor<br />
Arthur Schmidt is die eienaar van<br />
Dent Doctor Paneelkloppers in<br />
Bloemfontein. Daar spesialiseer<br />
hy en sy span in die herstel van en<br />
paneelklopwerk aan beskadigde voertuie,<br />
haelskade asook spuitverfwerk, verflose<br />
duikhersteldienste, en soveel meer.<br />
Sy passie vir die motorherstelbedryf<br />
is groot. “Dis in my bloed.<br />
Dis heerlik om my<br />
kliënte gelukkig te<br />
sien en wanneer<br />
ons hul voertuie<br />
herstel met die<br />
beste kwaliteit<br />
produkte,<br />
teen die beste<br />
moontlike pryse<br />
en in die<br />
kortste moontlike tydperk.”<br />
Tyd staan vir niemand stil nie, en<br />
Arthur moet sorg dat hy deurgaans op<br />
hoogte bly van die jongste tegnologie<br />
en verwikkelinge in die bedryf. “Ek<br />
het grootgeword in my pa en oupa<br />
se paneelklopperwerkwinkels. Om in<br />
die tegnologiese era te sien hoe dinge<br />
verander en by te bly, is soms ‘n uitdaging,<br />
maar dis ook ‘n ongelooflike ervaring<br />
om deel van groei en vooruitgang in ons<br />
bedryf te wees.“<br />
Sy oupa, ouma en pa was sy grootste<br />
mentors en inspirasie. “Dit is by hulle wat<br />
ek geleer het dat jy jou alles moet gee om<br />
‘n suksesvolle besigheid te bou, maar om<br />
steeds die balans tussen familie, vriende<br />
en werk te behou.”<br />
In sy ontspanningstyd ry Arthur<br />
graag Harley. Hy is deel van die Harley-<br />
Davidsonklub in Bloemfontein. “Ek het<br />
ook ‘n huis langs die Vaalrivier waarheen<br />
ek en my familie gereeld wegbreek vir ‘n<br />
naweek weg van die stad se lawaai.”<br />
Arthur se raad aan jong sakemanne is<br />
eenvoudig: “Aanhouer wen – moet nooit<br />
opgee nie. Hou altyd vas aan jou drome<br />
en wees bereid om daarvoor te werk.”<br />
success<br />
seems to be<br />
connected<br />
with action.<br />
successful<br />
people keep<br />
moving.<br />
They make<br />
mistakes, but<br />
they don’t<br />
quit.<br />
- conrad<br />
Hilton<br />
Maak kontak<br />
Vooruitsigstraat 2, Hamilton,<br />
Bloemfontein.<br />
arthur@dentdocbfn.co.za<br />
081-010-5339<br />
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Leoni le Roux, ‘n oud-Bloemfonteiner, het ná haar jare in die Kaap<br />
besluit om saam met haar man en twee seuntjies die groot stap te<br />
neem na ‘n splinternuwe lewe in Aussieland. Sy neem ons saam op<br />
haar reis.<br />
Die idee het oorspronklik by ‘n<br />
gesellige familiebraai ontstaan.<br />
Die gesprek het gegaan oor die toestand<br />
van ons land en ook die toekoms van die<br />
kinders. Behalwe vir die goeie statistieke<br />
van Australië en die weer, het ons geen<br />
ander verwysing gehad nie. Ons het<br />
eintlik heel blind in dit ingegaan, niemand<br />
van ons was al ooit voorheen daar nie.<br />
My suster en haar gesin het in 2017 met<br />
hul planne begin om Australië toe te<br />
emigreer. Ons het gesien hoe uitvoerbaar<br />
die proses eintlik kan wees. Moeilik, maar<br />
moontlik. Ons het in Junie 2017 met<br />
die proses begin. Die visumaansoekproses<br />
was die heel moeilikste ding<br />
wat ek nog ooit moes deurmaak. Dis<br />
duur, baie duur, en die risiko’s wat<br />
mens neem is soos dié van iemand wat<br />
geen verantwoordelikhede het nie. Dis<br />
senutergend.<br />
Ons is al vir die afgelope paar maande<br />
in Lismore, New South Wales.<br />
Die visum waarmee ons hier mag wees,<br />
stipuleer dat ons permanent kan bly, maar<br />
vir eers vir twee jaar in ‘n sekere staat. Ons<br />
het New South Wales gekry op grond van<br />
my man se werk en vaardigheidskode.<br />
Hy werk nou as a ouditeur vir een van<br />
Australië se groot Rekeningkunde en<br />
Finansiële maatskappye.<br />
Lismore is ongelooflik mooi en groen<br />
oral waar jy kyk. Hier staan ‘n massiewe<br />
mangoboom in my agtertuin –<br />
vrugtebome is volop hier. Hier is ook baie<br />
reënwoude en natuurroetes om te volg.<br />
Die lewe in Australië is rustig.<br />
Baie baie rustiger as waaraan ons<br />
gewoond was in Suid-Afrika. In Suid-<br />
Afrika moes ek en my man albei voltyds<br />
werk om die pot aan die kook te hou.<br />
In Australië kom ons uit op net my man<br />
se salaris. Ek is tans by die huis saam my<br />
seuns totdat ek hulle binnekort weer<br />
in ‘n skooltjie kan plaas. Alles hier gaan<br />
oor kwaliteit. Hier spandeer mense geld<br />
op vakansies, kampeer, lekker kos…<br />
buitelewe-gesentreerd, en nie op karre en<br />
huise nie. Ons is bitter gelukkig hier.<br />
Ek mis biltong die heel meeste.<br />
Ek moes baie meer daarvan geëet het in<br />
Suid-Afrika, dis eintlik so goedkoop daar!<br />
Ek mis ook die kassiere by ‘n supermark<br />
wat jou sakkies pak. In Australië doen<br />
jy dit self, en dis nogal ‘n kuns om alles<br />
weer gou genoeg in jou trollie te kry<br />
want die persoon agter die kasregister is<br />
ongelooflik vinnig. Jy scan en betaal ook<br />
alles self by die winkels hier. My eerste<br />
paar besoeke aan ‘n winkel was nogal<br />
stresvol!<br />
Klein kindertjies pas eintlik baie vinnig<br />
aan.<br />
Ek dink ‘n mens moenie te hard wees op<br />
hulle nie – veral oor die kwessie van ‘n<br />
skielike taalverandering. Dis belangrik dat<br />
hulle eers in hul moedertaal gevestig is<br />
voordat hulle ‘n tweede taal aanleer. Dan<br />
kom dit sommer vinnig. Vir eers praat<br />
Leoni en Wynand le Roux<br />
Haar kinders maak vriende met ‘n kangaroe<br />
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ons nog Afrikaans met ons kinders<br />
(ouderdomme drie en vier), maar stel<br />
hulle wel bloot aan Engelse woorde en<br />
kort frases.<br />
Ons het al vriende gemaak – Suid-<br />
Afrikaners is oral!<br />
Hier is so baie, ‘n mens sal nooit<br />
eensaam kan voel tussen hulle en jou<br />
nuwe Aussie-vriende nie. Ek vind die<br />
Australiërs baie vriendelik en maklik<br />
om mee te praat; hulle is mense sonder<br />
enige aansitterigheid. As jy oop is om<br />
nuwe mense te leer ken, sal jy vriende<br />
maak by jou werk, die kinders se skole,<br />
en winkels.<br />
Dit was soms moeilik om positief te<br />
bly tydens die emigrasieproses.<br />
Bid, bid, en nogmaals bid. En dan nóg ‘n<br />
bietjie bid. In my opinie is dit geloof wat<br />
jou deurkry, want mens val plat met tye.<br />
Wanneer ek negatief geraak het, het ek<br />
nuus gekyk en myself daaraan herinner<br />
aan waarom ons dit doen. Ons het ook<br />
baie YouTube-video’s gekyk oor alles<br />
wat Australië bied – die mooi en lekker<br />
dinge waarna mens kan uitsien en<br />
waarmee jy jou droom kan vashou.<br />
Mammas, wees geduldig met jouself,<br />
jou man en jou kinders.<br />
Dis vir julle almal moeilik – vir elkeen<br />
op sy eie manier. Probeer om deur alles<br />
steeds die lekker raak te sien. Moenie so<br />
behep raak met die reuseproses dat die<br />
lewe vir jou te donker word nie. Hou jou<br />
oog op die prys, altyd.<br />
Leoni se gunstelingdinge in<br />
Aus:<br />
• Die parke. Die openbare parke<br />
is ongelooflik. Dis groot, die<br />
grasperke is netjies, daar is tafels en<br />
stoele, gasbraaiers en ongelooflike<br />
speelrame vir kinders.<br />
• Aldi se weeklikse “Special<br />
buys”. Ek kan nie genoeg kry nie.<br />
Ek is elke Woensdag daar as die<br />
nuwe spesiale aanbiedinge uit<br />
is. Dis ‘n baie lekker supermark,<br />
bekostigbaar, met winskope van<br />
enigiets, van onderklere to ski-gear.<br />
• Die booms voordat jy by die<br />
mall inry. Dit gee geen kaartjie<br />
nie. Dis alles elektronies. Die boks<br />
skandeer jou nommerplaat en as<br />
jy weer uitry, bereken dit jou fooi<br />
en dan tap jy jou bankkaart net<br />
daar teen die boks. Jy klim glad nie<br />
uit nie, en daar is geen kaartjies of<br />
betaalpunte nie.<br />
Leoni se kinders speel elke dag in die<br />
pragtige en veilige parke wat oral<br />
beskikbaar is<br />
bloem.getitonline.co.za
READER EVENT<br />
Photo safari<br />
Join us on a special, spectacular photo safari ... an opportunity to capture<br />
Canon<br />
animals in the bush with the help of professional wildlife photographers<br />
If you’re a keen photographer -<br />
amateur or more experienced - and<br />
you’re passionate about capturing the<br />
perfect wildlife pic, here’s a treat that is<br />
honestly not to be missed.<br />
We’ve teamed up with Canon and are<br />
inviting you to join us for a brilliant,<br />
creative weekend at the magnificent<br />
Thanda Safari private game reserve in<br />
Northern KwaZulu-Natal.<br />
There’ll be specific photographic game<br />
drives with specially trained rangers<br />
and professional photographers, talks<br />
and tips from the best in the industry,<br />
including Andrew Aveley, and you’ll get<br />
to meet and chat to Gerald Hinde, who,<br />
with Will Taylor, has just launched a<br />
magnificent wildlife coffee-table book,<br />
The Big Seven.<br />
Plus (huge bonus) Canon will have their<br />
latest cameras there for you to touch,<br />
feel, say cheese!<br />
What’s more, horrified at what we<br />
know big lodges are charging for these<br />
photographic safaris, we’ve managed<br />
to put together this weekend at a really<br />
affordable rate. We are limiting the<br />
event to 30 guests ... you don’t want to<br />
miss it so early booking hugely advised.<br />
Learn from the best in the (wildlife photo) business<br />
African wildlife photographer and specialist photoguide Andrew Aveley is<br />
an internationally recognised, award-winning wildlife, nature and landscape<br />
photographer. Having grown up in SA, he has focused on the many animal<br />
species and environments locally and in neighbouring African countries. With this<br />
knowledge he has become a sought-after specialist photographic guide.<br />
He combines his love of photography with his passion for teaching with every<br />
opportunity he gets. He’s also the only independent Canon professional trainer in<br />
South Africa along with being a Lightroom and Photoshop specialist.<br />
He is passionate about helping his students improve on their photography skills<br />
– which he is able to assist with thanks to more than 15 years of experience in<br />
the photography field. He also has more than seven years of experience in nature<br />
guiding, which explains why he can offer a pretty impressive portfolio of work. This<br />
Canon Photographic Safari weekend is an amazing opportunity to chat to Andrew<br />
and pick up hints, tips and info.<br />
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Win with Canon!<br />
We love a competition ... and<br />
there’ll be a few during the<br />
weekend. One of the prizes<br />
up for grabs will be the new<br />
Canon EOS RP. This small,<br />
light and practical full frame<br />
mirrorless camera is for<br />
advanced amateurs looking<br />
to take a step-up into Canon’s<br />
revolutionary EOS R System. As<br />
Canon’s smallest, lightest, full<br />
frame digital interchangeable<br />
lens camera to date, it<br />
provides the ultimate blend<br />
of practicality and ease of use,<br />
with impressive image quality<br />
An exceptional camera, an<br />
exceptional prize.<br />
Great wildlife pics<br />
Gerald Hinde and Will Taylor have<br />
enormous wildlife photographic<br />
experience, and quite a few exceptional<br />
books, under their bush belts. With<br />
more than 30 years spent recording<br />
African animals and landscapes, they’ve<br />
an enormous amount of knowledge<br />
about photographing animals in the<br />
bush ... knowledge Gerald will willingly<br />
(and entertainingly) share over the<br />
weekend. You’ll also be amongst the<br />
first to see their amazing new book,<br />
The Big Seven (where they highlight<br />
the Big Five plus two more they feel<br />
belong in this exciting and dangerous<br />
group ... wild dog and cheetah). R650,<br />
RPH Publishing<br />
All the deets you need to know ...<br />
The readers’ event takes place from the afternoon of Friday September 13 to after<br />
breakfast on Sunday September 15.<br />
Accommodation is in the (very luxurious) Thanda Tented Camp.<br />
There’ll be four photographic game drives, a wildlife photography talk and the<br />
opportunity to have one-on-one chats with the professionals.<br />
You’ll be able to download three of your best photographs at the event, and have<br />
them printed to take home.<br />
The weekend rate includes all the above, as well as meals and selected local<br />
beverages (house wines, soft drinks, local spirits and beers). The rate for the<br />
weekend is R5773 per person, sharing (which includes the conservation levy); or<br />
R8573 single. No children under 16. Payment in full to secure. Details: Booking on<br />
resmanager@thanda.co.za or 032-586-0149 - you must quote GET IT CANON SAFARI to<br />
get the special Canon Safari experience.<br />
bloem.getitonline.co.za<br />
Thanda safari’s tented camp<br />
... straight Out of Africa!<br />
Our Canon Photograpic Safari<br />
weekend is at the brilliant Thanda Safari<br />
private game reserve ... set against the<br />
awe-inspiring backdrop of the historic<br />
Zulu heartland in KwaZulu-Natal. For<br />
an experience that’s straight Out of<br />
Africa, the Thanda Tented Camp is<br />
hard to beat. Sitting high on the hills<br />
and offering breathtaking views of the<br />
Lebombo Mountains, this destination is<br />
all claw-footed bathtubs and luxurious<br />
outdoor showers and an entire room<br />
where the canvas walls can be rolled<br />
up to complete your experience of<br />
sleeping right in the heart of the bush.<br />
When you step outside your room onto<br />
your private deck, with complimentary<br />
Amarula nightcap in hand, and gaze<br />
up at the stars, you really do start to<br />
feel that you’re living the movie.The<br />
15 tented rooms are dotted around<br />
a central boma area where you<br />
meet up with other guests to enjoy<br />
meals, take a dip in the infinity pool,<br />
or have a drink at the bar. If seeing,<br />
and photographing, the Big Five is<br />
something you’ve always wanted to do,<br />
then Thanda won’t just show them to<br />
you ... it will give you the kind of real-life<br />
brushes with nature you’ll never forget.<br />
Details: thanda.co.za<br />
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spoil<br />
June<br />
Watch this space.<br />
naKO watches are proudly made in Bloemfontein by local entrepreneur Ruaan<br />
dreyer. nAKO means “time” in sesotho. They’re premium quality and carved from<br />
teak wood with a locally sourced and manufactured leather strap. They’re super<br />
lightweight which make them comfortable to wear every day. There are different<br />
designs made of specifically selected hardwood combined with a vegetable<br />
tanned leather strap, safire crystal glass and high quality clockwork. each nAKO<br />
watch is a celebration of the beauty of nature. They are free of toxic and artificial<br />
materials. Buy yours at Moors, northridge Mall.<br />
We’re giving away one nAKO watch to the value of R1 995 this month.<br />
To enter, visit bloem.getitonline.co.za and click on Win.<br />
Competition ends 30 June.<br />
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SOULFUL<br />
SOUPS<br />
WE’VE GOT A SOUP TO SATISFY<br />
JUST HEAT<br />
& EAT!<br />
600g<br />
Serves<br />
2 – 3<br />
SOUPED<br />
UP!<br />
Top with<br />
caramelised<br />
onions &<br />
herbs<br />
SOUPED<br />
UP!<br />
Serve with<br />
crusty bread &<br />
biltong slices<br />
SOUPED<br />
UP!<br />
Top with<br />
oven-roasted<br />
vegetables<br />
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